cultach
Irish
editEtymology 1
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Adjective
editcultach (genitive singular masculine cultaigh, genitive singular feminine cultaí)
Declension
editDeclension of cultach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cultach | chultach | cultacha; chultacha² | |
Vocative | chultaigh | cultacha | ||
Genitive | cultaí | cultacha | cultach | |
Dative | cultach; chultach¹ |
chultach; chultaigh (archaic) |
cultacha; chultacha² | |
Comparative | níos cultaí | |||
Superlative | is cultaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
edit- cultas m (“cult”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editcultach f
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cultach | chultach | gcultach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cultach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN